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Oct 21, 2014
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Warning: Extremely Disturbing Images. Woman Stoned to Death by ISIS in Syria

#4558 | 04:58
Source: Online Platforms
A video posted on the Internet shows the stoning of a woman accused of adultery in the Hama area in Syria. In the video, an official from the Islamic State is shown administering the proceedings, at the end of which, the woman is led to a hole in the ground, where she is stoned to death by her father and other men present.

Following are excerpts from a video featuring ISIS stoning a woman to death in Hama, Syria, which was posted on the Internet on October 21, 2014:


ISIS Member: You are the first woman in this area on whom we are implementing the punishment of stoning for adultery. We hope that this will serve as a lesson for other women.


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This punishment is the result of the actions you did of your free will. Nobody forced you to do this. Therefore, you should be satisfied with the ruling decreed by Allah, and submit to Allah. Islam means submission and obedience to Allah, okay? Are you pleased with the punishment decreed by Allah?


Woman nods her head

Good.


He turns to the father of the woman


Is there anything you would like to say to your daughter?


Father: No.


Woman: Ask him to forgive me.


Father: I won't!


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I am not your father anymore.


ISIS Member: Okay, you are not her father anymore, but you can still forgive her.


Woman: Forgive me.


Father: No.


ISIS Member: She'll be delivered to Allah anyway.


Father: There is God in the heavens.


Woman: Forgive me.


Father: You expect me to forgive you for your mistake?!


Woman: Forgive me.


Father: No.


ISIS Member: Forgive her.


Father: I'm sorry, but my heart won't let me.


Woman: God will forgive me.


Father: Hopefully God forgives you, but I won't.


ISIS Member: The Lord is more merciful than us all. Allah willing, you will be rewarded for forgiving her. She is going to die. Please, forgive her.


Father: My heart won't let me.


Woman: Please, father…


Father: Don't call me "father"!


ISIS Member: Okay, but forgive her. Tell her you do.


Father: Fine, I forgive you.


ISIS Member: Okay, that's it.


Woman: Hold my hand.


Father: That I won't do.


ISIS Member: Dear sister, now that we are on the verge of implementing one of Allah's punishments, what do you want to say? What advice do you have? Say your last words before you leave this world for the next. Go ahead.


Woman: I advise every woman…


ISIS Member: Speak up!


Woman: I advise every woman to guard her chastity as much as she guards her life.


ISIS Member: Good.


Father: So why didn't you?


Woman: Enough with that!


I advise fathers that when they marry their daughter off, they should examine to what environment they send them.


ISIS Member: This is a message to all married men form a married Muslim woman, who was driven to do what she did by the mistake of some men. Don't leave your women alone beyond the period designated by the shari'a.


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If you leave your wives alone for a year, two years, or even three years – what will happen with those women? Satan will toy with them as he pleases. Return to Allah, brothers, and take care of your wives.


Woman: Forgive me. Forgive me.


ISIS member, as the father ties the woman's arms to her body: God will forgive you. Go down there, and tie her legs. Go down there, and tie her legs.


Woman: Forgive me. Forgive me.


The father leads the woman by a rope and has her kneel down as he ties her legs up


ISIS Member: Tie her up. Put the blanket on her head. Sheik, tie her up.


Say that there is no god but Allah. Say that there is no god but Allah. Say: There is no god but Allah, and I ask forgiveness from Allah. We now begin the implementation of the first stoning punishment for adultery in the rural area east of Hama.


The woman is pelted to death with large stones by her father and the men surrounding her


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